(Guest post by Jan Kent)
Scripture for Today:
Habakkuk 2:1 “I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts: I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint.”
The view from the ramparts of Haut Koenigsbourg seems to go on forever on a clear day! This castle was about an hour from our house in France and we often took visitors there. Half the fun is walking these ramparts and identifying the villages in the distance! Today it is all about tourism, but when this castle was inhabited, these ramparts were important for security. Its elevated position gave those on watch ample time to see approaching danger and prepare to meet it.
In today’s verse Habakkuk is standing on the ramparts. He is watching, but not for the enemy. This prophet of God is wondering when God will deliver them from the evil and violent Chaldeans. He is watching and waiting expectantly for God to answer. I can just see him, shielding his eyes and squinting into the distance, thinking, “How long?” He expects the Lord to reprove him for all his questions and his doubts. But God does not. Instead, he is promised that a vision is coming describing the destruction of their enemy. “Though it tarries, wait for it; it will certainly come.” (verse 3) So, Habakkuk still had to wait, but with a promise.
God asks me to wait too. He allows those delays to test my faith. Having to wait develops in me patience, calm, serenity and strength. I am to watch and to wait on those ramparts, looking for His answers. But I wait with His precious promises in my heart, and that makes all the difference!
Lord, help me keep watch with faith!
Guest devotion by Jan Kent:
Meet Jan Kent, a missionary in France for the last 30 years, alongside her husband, Randy. Jan grew up in a Christian family and is a Biola graduate. After marrying Randy, God called them to France as church planters.
Jan has created women’s ministries in 3 French churches and is an international conference and retreat speaker. In addition, her devotional blog (DevotionsByJan.com) is read worldwide. She recently published a book, Picture the Scripture, available on Amazon (https://a.co/d/j86QV9J). Her passion is God’s Word and communicating it through writing, teaching, music and even ventriloquism!
Jan is a mother of three and a Nana to four adorable grandchildren!
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